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Classic Calvin & Hobbes

Calvin reminds me so much of my younger brothers in this strip. Love Hobbes’ expression in the last frame. Classic.

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Holiday Flowchart: Inappropriate Times to Use Your Smartphone With Family

I need to make sure I show this to my husband before we travel to visit my family…

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Holiday Flowchart: Inappropriate Times To Use Your Smartphone With Family

By now you’re probably wise enough to know when not to whip out your smartphone around your significant other, but what about when you’re bored at home for the holidays? Follow this flowchart to determine when you’ve crossed the line:

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Kindergartener Kicked Out of Class for Long Hair

Story about a little kid in Texas who got kicked out of Kindergarten because of his long hair. I feel so bad for this kid - he just wants to wear his hair the way he likes it. He's probably emulating daddy - can't really tell from the picture below, but it looks like it. What kind of message is this sending to the kid? At his age, "school is bad". Also, the ... read more

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untitled3 Kindergartner Kicked Out of Class for Long Hair

This time it’s Mesquite, Texas, and district officials agree that their dress code is a strict one.  Boys’ hair can not touch their collar, reach their earlobes on the sides, or be in their eyes.  But they’re sticking to their guns (another thing that’s popular in Texas) on this one.  Little Taylor can’t attend kindergarten with his friends until Mom and Dad lop his locks.

After his parents received the first letter from the school asking them to cut Taylor’s hair, the boy was suspended.  His parents brought him back unshorn and the suspension was dropped, but Taylor isn’t allowed into his classroom.  Instead, he works out in the hallway with an aide.

“They kicked me out that place,”  Taylor — who likes to be called Tator Tot, can I get a collective awwwww –  said in an interview with the Associated Press.  “I miss my friends.”

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Grilled Cheese Truck = Awesome

I work in an office without a kitchen (actually, my office lacks many things...) and so work lunches generally consist of whatever can be refrigerated and then microwaved with little mess or clean up, or whatever can be ordered out/delivered. Now that it's freezing out, I often find myself craving comfort food like Grilled Cheese. Saw this article on a Grilled ... read more

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Street Food Profiles: The Grilled Cheese Truck in Los Angeles

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What’s on the menu?
Grilled cheese sandwiches of course! And soup and tater tots. Check out the whole menu here.

How has Twitter affected business? We love Twitter! It’s been our main means of getting the word out ever since we were in the planning stages. And now that we’re melting through the streets, it’s even more invaluable.

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Who are your typical customers? Any special regulars? The nostalgic aspect of our product seems to attract a wide range of customers. We’re so new we don’t really have regulars yet. But we do have quite the dedicated Twitter following.

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How would you define “street food”? Any food bought from vendors selling outside of a brick and mortar establishment.

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You sound just like your mother…

This is so true - I said the other day “Don’t root through the clothes!” as Alex was pawing through the folded laundry ready to be put away in the laundry basket. I can’t tell you how many times my Wham said that to me growing up. My favorite Wham phrase that I find myself using (and I never thought I would) though, is “Don’t pee before your water comes.”

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Apparently, 8 out of 10 of us also use our mom’s cliches. Under stress, we revert to our childhoods and wham! our own mom is shouting out of our mouths.

  1. “I Hope When You Grow Up, You Have A Child Just Like You Someday”
  2. “Oh, no you don’t! Don’t even think about it.”
  3. “And just what do you think you’re doing?”
  4. “Don’t even start with me.”
  5. “I’m not your servant.”
  6. “DO NOT HIT YOUR SISTER!”
  7. “You really don’t handle transitions well.”
  8. “We’re late again.”
  9. “Look at this mess!”
  10. “I love you.”

What “Mom” phrases have you channeled from your childhood?

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Do not share food or love in front of a sad, injured man.

Japanese Subway Etiquette Posters are apparently hilarious - check out the whole series at Gizmodo.

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Japan’s Subway Etiquette Posters Warn of Drunkeness, Cuddling and Crying Women

Do not share food or love in front of a sad, injured man. He’s in enough pain without you rubbing it in.
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Scary Santa Cakes… Be good, or else!

For your Holiday enjoyment - Scary Santa Cakes! Cakes number three and four are definitely the scariest. Also, I want cake now. Mmmm… cake…

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Be Good…Or Else

Parents, I give you an early Christmas present: a line up of Santa cakes so terrifying, even the naughtiest child will run screaming to do the dishes.
“Well helloooo, children. I see you when you’re sleeping.”
“And I know when you’re awake.”
“I know if you’ve been bad or good!” [insane giggle]
[whispering] “So be good…”
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Baby boys are found to be affected by chemicals in plastic.

I’ve definitely heard “random vague badness” about certain plastics and kids, but this article was sort of unsettling to me - I guess it’s the fact that this plastic is found to effect something so specific as testosterone development (and who knows what else) and that it seems so easy to be exposed to it.

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Why You Need to Avoid Phthalates
Baby boys are found to be affected by chemicals in plastic.
The study found that if a pregnant mother’s urine tested high for two common phthalates (chemicals used in plastics), her son was less likely to play in a typically male way — with trucks, or roughhousing, for example — at school age.
The boys whose mothers had higher levels of phthalates were less likely to engage in “boyish” activities, preferring gender-neutral toys like puzzles. Girls’ play behavior did not show any differences.
Phthalates are added to plastics to make them more flexible. When food is stored or heated in a phthalate-containing material, like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the chemical makes its way into our bodies.
she suspects phthalates might interfere with testosterone production at a critical point, between eight and twenty-four weeks gestation when hormones are wiring up the male and female brain.Read more at babble.com
 

101 Dishes to Make Ahead for Thanksgiving

Not that you should be planning on cooking 101 different dishes, because that is CRAZY. But it’s nice to have options - and to have most of your cooking done before the big day!

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101 Head Starts on the Day

FOR cooks, most Thanksgiving problems are brought about by the sheer number of dishes competing for the stove: It’s not easy to roast a turkey and sweet potatoes for 20 at the same time. The best solution is to make food in advance, like one of the dishes that follow.

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Hang an Elaborate Gallery Arrangement Like a Pro…

...Or do it the way that Martha would do it, anyway.

This seems so easy and straightforward, I really don't know why I didn't think of this on my own. We're trying to arrange family photos up our staircase and, while making the templates last night was a little bit tedious, I know that it will definitely pay off when we have a symmetrical, organized-chaos loo... read more

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Art-Arranging Trick

Art-Arranging Trick

Here’s a way to plan a display of framed pictures without making a single needless nail hole. First, trace around frames on kraft paper to make a template for each piece of art; cut out. Pull hanging wire on frame taut; measure distance from top of wire’s arc to top of frame. Make a corresponding mark on template. Lay picture hook on template so bottom of hook is on mark; make another mark where nail hole will go. Use drafting tape to hang templates. When you’re satisfied with placement, hammer nails through picture hooks and into wall over the marks on the kraft paper. Rip off the paper, leaving nails and hooks in place, and hang your frames.

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